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An aeroplane travels 300km/h due west in still air. A wind is blowing at 90km/h from the south west. Calculate the following: 1. The sirection in which the pilot must steer in order to travel due north. 2. The velocity in relation to the ground.
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Asked on: 17 Jan 2009

Just draw these to form two sides of a triangle on a piece of paper then calculate the line that will complete the triangle.
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Replied at: 18 Jan 2009
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